Description
Pillars of Light – When Light Rises from the Darkness
On a square canvas unfolds a nocturnal, almost cosmic atmosphere, pierced by two vertical pillars of light. From a deep violet-blue base, which darkens toward plum black at the upper right and lower left, rise two luminous eruptions – like a geyser of light or northern lights breaking through the dark. The painting is dramatic yet never aggressive: lavender and pink tones preserve its lyricism.
Technique & Texture
The work is built in layers, wet-in-wet, with dry brushstrokes and a rich spatter of orange, white, and magenta droplets that give the impression of sparks. Vertical runs of paint flow down the canvas, densest in the right pillar, while the luminous cores stand out in moderate impasto with tangible ridges of paint. And it is exactly this liveliness that proves the handwork – this is a hand-painted artistic painting, in which both eruptions arose from the artist’s hand in a single unrepeatable motion that no print can ever reproduce.
The Motif
Left of centre flares a white and cream-pink burst with a peach core – the brightest, most explosive point of the painting. On the right, a taller pillar of peach and lilac light rises from the ground toward the top, threaded with orange spatter and long white runs. Between them lies a dark violet-blue valley, an emptiness from which both pillars of light emerge – which is why the eye reads them as eruptions from the depths.
Styling & Placement
Thanks to its dramatic presence, the painting is an ideal visual centrepiece for a room. It works excellently in contemporary living rooms, hotel lobbies, or business spaces with neutral walls, where its dark tones and bursts of light come into their fullest expression. Pair it with dark or wooden furniture and neutral textiles.
- Technique: hand-painted painting on canvas, impasto
- Palette: violet, night blue, peach, white, orange accents
- Ideal for: living rooms, lobbies, business spaces
- Character: dramatic, cosmic, textured
As hand-painted wall art on canvas, it brings character to any living space.
Pillars of Light in the right size
Pillars of Light is painted in 14 square sizes, from 40 x 40 to 180 x 180 cm. For this dramatic violet-blue canvas with its peach pillars, pick a size that spans about two thirds of the furniture width. Above a double bed 160–180 cm wide, 110 x 110 or 120 x 120 cm works well, over a 200 cm sofa 130 x 130 cm, and over a sideboard of around 150 cm choose 100 x 100 cm. In a hallway or beside a door, the peach pillars work at 70 x 70 or 80 x 80 cm.
Pillars of Light is ready to hang when you choose YES in the Stretcher menu, because we then stretch it on a wooden stretcher. A frame for Pillars of Light is optional, and the Frame menu starts at “Without frame”. Delivery takes 15–45 days. Both bursts of light, with their orange and magenta droplets, are hand-painted in moderate impasto, so this painting is not a print.
What do buyers ask about Pillars of Light?
Which size of Pillars of Light goes above a bed 160–180 cm wide?
For a bed like that choose 110 x 110 or 120 x 120 cm, so the violet-blue canvas covers about two thirds of the headboard width.
Is Pillars of Light a print?
No, both pillars, the runs and the orange droplets are applied to the canvas by hand, with ridges of paint you can feel.
Does Pillars of Light arrive ready to hang?
Yes, choose YES under Stretcher and the peach and violet canvas arrives stretched on wood.
Can I get Pillars of Light in a size that is not listed?
Yes, we also paint the two pillars of light as a painting made to order in the size you need.
